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Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-08
More Assertions Proven False.

Editor PtcAYUNE.-in the Dis patch of last week. c"iresp"n. drnt under the nom de plume Ot Reform" says tha, there are five unInistakable evidences Of nation. al death, first of which is failures in worldly buSines, and says in "lS66 we had had 446 business failures, and in 1878 we had l3,s6J."
 We deny that failures are an in- dication of national death. We most cmphatically deny tl'at his figures are true; on the contrary. we state fearlessly and defy him to disprOve it, that the number of failures in 1866 were ] ,5tj in.irad of 446 ns represented by him, and l0,41S in 1878 in-,cai "i l3.Sjo. See page lS Spoil"rd~ Am-riran Almanac. We state further that the aggregate liabilities of failures in 1878 were more than any other year in our history except 1857.
 Iffailures are indication Of natiOn- al death, why is it that there were failures in 1857 representing lia- bilties of s265 ,SlS, ,OO1, and the az. gregate liabilities of failures in 1886 were fl14 4,6i4.1lO. It he wanted to make a fair statement why did he not take the year 1886 from which to make his conpari- son, when the number Ol traders were three times as large as in 1866 and the failures only amount to a little over one half as much Was he not afraid he would show that failures have constantly de. creased under Democratic rule? The last year of Republican rule 1884, the failures were *226, ,343, 421 In 1885, the first year of Demo cratic rule, they were s124,22O,32l and in 1886 they were *i14 ,G44, 1l9. See table page AS Spoffords Ameri' can Almanac.
 With regard to the insane, his figures are hopelessly wrong, for we find on page 1859 part 2nd, of the official census of 1880, instead of the enormous increase of insane amounting to 1900 per cent that from 1870 to 1880 the per cent ot increase of insane WAS about 152, and on page 1860 the Commission. CT of the census after certain cx' plantations, says the insane have only increased at tue rate of SOper cent. Now, the population durin. that time increased over 30 per cent. One third of the insane are foreigners, see page l61l, part 2nd census of 1880. So after taking the increase of the general pOpu. lation, and of the foreign popula. tion the increase has not exceeded 40 per cent instead of 1900 per cent as stated by Reform. The increase of insanity ia not attribu' table to national death, but great part of It ia attributable to the ex. cessive use of whiskey, tobacco and other poisonous drugs. See American Encyclopedia, Vol. TX r. 299.
 We have not the statistics at hand for murder, suicides and in crease of penitentiary Offenses but we have proved that Reform" is 1860 per cent wrong in his calcula, tions on insanity and can presume that he is just as far wrong on his other calculations. Come to the front, Reform, with your figures; give the book and page.
 ! REFORMER.
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How Did AnsIey Vote?

''But they must have Noiir hnmes dear readers: and they sci tn" De topus trap for you. -Judgr Cald' well says Foreign corporation came down, to Arkansas io spy out the land.' The legislaturcDem. ocrats) fixed the law to suit, 'etc. Dispatch, July 2lst,lSS
 The above refers to the act pass ed by the legislature of 1885, which permitted persons to waive their right of appraisement and re- demption in mortgages or deeds ot trust, given for borrowed money Will the editor ofthe Dispatch eX' plain fully how he voted for that bill! An answer is desired.
 Did you know that merchants aud lawyers in your state legisla' ture matched out the Anaconda (mortgage) in spite of the protest of farmers and workingmen!- Dispatch, July 2lst, 1886.
 How did you vote on the bull to permit the British loan compa nies to lend money in Arkansas'
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A SHAME TO CIVILIZATION.
The Cruel and Barbarous Treat
 ment of State Convicts.


 The convict lease system. outside the walls of the penitentiary, IS now generally acknowledged as one of the cryme evils of the age. Common humanity and our civill- Zation, demand humane treatment of criminals, but this they cannot get under the present convict lease system of Arkansas. They are beaten inhumanly and given in- sufficient clothing, and worked in all kinds of weather Only few months ago, the Pine Bluff Press Eagle gave an instance where eX- posture and i'll treatment caused the death of a convict sent up from Jefferson county. Below we copy another instance of barbarous treatment of convict the Her aid also states in another place, that convic.s are made 10 work over their time, at 50c per day, to pay for the expense of getting them to the pen.
 We met one of Jackson eouuty's expen- itcntiary convicts upon our streets the other day and if one-half that he tells about the horrors of that institution be true, lightning should strike it and knock it from the face of the earth. He says that all the convicts are greatly overtaskcd, and that each and every one of them is required to come up to the standard or recivee m unmerciful beat ing. For instance, the men in the woods are required to cut one and one-i0urth cords of wood per day, without regard to weather or ability, and failure to do so, subjects them to the most inhuman treatment. Up to the time he entered the institution he had never used an ax, and, of course. could not cut more than one-half his task, bnt ineX- pericnce cut no figure in the case He was marched out with the mud and water up to his knees, and told to go to work. He worked with all his might, but was never able to get up to the standard, so had to take an unmerciful beating cycy night, and when this treatment became uubcarable, hc deliberately cut the toes off one of his feet in order to save his life. That such an in stituton as this should exist right under the very noses of the state officials, is q disgrace to our statc.-Jackson county Herald.
 Now, we say this is a shame and disgrace to our civilization, and we call upon the Governor to eX- anime into these things, and if found true, break up the lease sys- tenn, as Gov. Gordon has done in Georgia. The press of the state should speak out in clarion tones against this thing, and then the people will take it up and abate the great evil.
 Inside the walls of the peniten- tiary is the place to work the con. yicts, and even then under the survellauce of the State. No doubt leSsees could be found vii. ling to so work them, at no expense to the state, but at a small profit. Under the present system the profit is quite large, which the state is not so much in need of, as to allow her convicts treated so cruclll. 1t were better to pay out something for their keeping, than suffer things to remain as they are. But this is unnecessary, as leSSeeS can be fonnd 10 work them within the prison walls, un- der proper restraints.
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A. s. VAN llS,
Notice for Publi..atiou,

LtNn OfFICg AT CAMDEN. ARK.A
 Aug. 22ud. 1887.
 NOTICE i, hcrrby given that the follow ing-namcd settler has filed notice of hi, in tcnti1n to make final proof in support "r his claim, and that said proof will be made pc fore the County Judge of Nevada county |, Ark. at Prc-cott Ark. on October Ijth lss7, viz; John P. Scott. HIi. F. 977T, for the El NV T See, II. Tp. l3, $. l.. 70 W. llc mncs the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and eultiva. tion of, said land, viz: A I, Finchcr, W. T. billiard. J. F.. billiard and B. w. Sparks all of Rosston, Nevada county, Ark.
 W. K. RAMSEY, Register.
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 We often talk of the laboring- man. Who is the labOrlngnan? Tell us where to draw the line. We know that man who lives exclusively off of the labor of others is not laboringman; neither is a gambler. But honest lawyers work. and so do doctors. The merchant cetainly performs much labor, both mental and physl- cal The school teacher works and if any mau works harder than a newspaper man-editor or pub lisher-we would like to see the color of his hair. Of course, the farmer works; but now, if we are all workingmen pray tell us why this war! Why do we fight each other! Is is it because we havnt any better sense! It begins to look that way to man up a tree. East Arkans sian, organ St Fran cis Go Wheel.
 The good sense of the above Is evident to any fairminded person. IL is time for the different working classes 10 cease clashing. The wheel organ says, there is no sense in it.. It is only a few ice-seekers who seek to keep up this fight and If all the classes will mite in defeat ing such for office, it will help at. tain the good end sought.
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AGUE BUSTERS, GS: cS:.S:.; Sa''' tn Si.;s' ca :''
In Twelve Hours.

Mir. W. l.. Startling. Delta, Ark. writes: "Iour Hughes Tonic is doing much good in this country. It never fails to cure chillS and fe- yer. My little daughter had fe- yer and Hughes Tonic broke it up in twelve hours"
 Prepared by R. A. Robinson X Co.,, Wholesale Druggists, Louis vile, Ky. Sold at retail by Drug gist generally.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-08

Speaker of the House, Carlisle has been Tn conference with Presl- dent Cleveland, and congressman Mills of Texas, likely to be the next chairman of the ways and means committee, who is now in Washington, says the administra- ton, assisted by prominent demo. cratic leaders, are preparing q tar if hlll, that will receive united par ty support. IL begins to look like our iniquitous tariff will soon be remedied reduced.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-08

Go to Foster X Logan Hdw Co. for your cook stoves. They have the largest and most complete line ever brought to Prescott.
 The worst case of Aux cured in a few hours, with Hngh's Flux Cor dial. Don't fail to try it. Only p cts, at Hugh Moncrief & Bros.
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Notice.

k hereby given that intend to apply to the commissioner of the General Land Office. al Washington D. C. for repayment sf pur- chase paid upon N. F.. and \. ". See. S6 Tp II \. R. 2l W. The duphcale r.ccipts for rai'l cntrics have been lost.
 JuHN MCI,IN.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-08
A Certain Cure for Catarrh.

Gentlemen-FOr seven years l have had catarrh. Three years of that time was unable to work. Unfortunately, early. in my ah'c. ton my breath became very Offtn. sive. For seven years l could smell nothing, and l had no taste. How offensive my breath was all those seven years need not tell. What my sufferings of aind al not being able to taste or smell anything, can be easily imagined. I was treated by physicians all during that time, and tried nu- merous medicines advertised. l bought one course of treatment l saw advertised for SIG that was not worth five cents. Last spring year ago a pamphlet from the Swift Specific Company came nn- der my notice, and determined to try the specific. Fourteen small bottles completely cured me that spriug and summer. Worked for the first time in four years, and bave been working right along since without having the slightest return of catarrh. The wonderful cure of me has been the means of bringing $. $. s., to the successful notice of ma ny neighbors. l regard il aS a wonderful blood purifier, and certain cure of catarrl, when given a fair trial
 Y"urs truly,
 SAM. x. COLEs.
 Trimhe, Tenn, Feb. 2S, 1S61. Treatise on lIloodand Skin Dis ease m,iled free.
 The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. drawer 2. Atlanta, Ga
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Warning Order.

m Missouri Township J. r. Court
 Before D. j. Montgomery. Nevada County Arkansas. .lnO. k. Ports, Phinttf,/
 Ns. J. A. fipkin, DcicndantN The Defendant, ]. \. P,pkin, i, warned to appear in thi, Court within thirty days. and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff Jno. F.. Portis,
 D. ], MONTGOMERY, !. F. MONTGOMERY MADDEN X MONTGOMERY
 Plintit's Atty,. Augu.t % 1887.
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Valuable Farm for Sale.

offer for sale at q bargain my farm thrco and half miles south of Prescott, contain ing 200 acres; half in cultivation, and under good fcncc--7o acres fresh lmnd. Place well three comfortable dwellings, well situated. with plentiful supply of good wa. Ier large cyprc,s -hinglr rool framed barn; large framed gin house, with 10 horse power Alncs engine and G0 saw magnolia gin. Terms reasonable. Call on or write to
 W. ]. WILLIAMS.
 Prescott, Ark.
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Don't fail to get a bottle of Hugh's Flnx Cordial. the best in the world, only 2jc. at Hugh Moncrief& X Bro
 Wonderful have been the dis coveries through the inventive ge- nius and scientific knowledge of men. But the properties of Mor- ris' Cascarine for the relief of a disordcred liver are uncqualIed,
 Children with bowel troubles, while teething, slould nOt fail 10 use Hugh's Fluv Cordial. Only 25 cts, at Hugh Moncrief X Bros.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-08
BucklenS Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Teiter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all skin eruptiOns, and posi-. lively cures Piles, or no pay re- uu!red. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re- funded. Price 2J cents per box. For sale by Jno. M. Milburn.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-08
PATENTS!

Inventors and patcntces are all having business with the |. <. Patent Office are in- vitcd to communicate with Inc with con fidcnt reliance upon my fidelity to their iu- tcrcsts
 New inventions patented old inventions improved, md rejected applications revived. Caveats filed and trade marks registered.
 Prompt attention. skillful service, modcr- ate charges. Preliminary information cheer fully furnished.
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90 yes, the skin came of, too; seer
"Ah WE'LL We have hair restorer
which makes it grow on again in few
moments. Bring me that bottle with q
brush in it which stands on the shelf,
nurse"
Then Aunt Jenny put plenty OF chair
restorer" on Robinson Crusoe's bald
scalp, clapped on his lost wig, and he was
as good as new.
The next day when Carrie went into
Aunt Jennie's room to inquire about EN-
incline, there sat the young lady on the
window-seat, the same Emmeline, yet
not the same, with bluer eyes, redder
cheeks, unruffled curls, and not trace
of the giants heavy foot to be seen.
Carrie looked amazed for moment, then
the truth flashed upon her, and she ran
to her aunt and Rugged her SO tight as to
almost take away her breath.
40, you dear Aunt jenny she cried;
"you've bought new onel You've
bought new one r. And she darted off
to astonish Essie with the account OF
Emmeline's wonderful recovery.
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ing. Thus it was constantly the down
ward rush bearing the leaf, the upward
fight with singing. We we're delighted
and astonished at the lovely spectacle,
and stood motionless, with almost awe;
for we suspected what was the secret of
all this.
"When quite large heap OF leaves
had been made, suddenly the whole flock
of birds scared into the sky and few
away.
"When they had quite vanished, we
ventured to raise, carefully and reverent-
ly, the leaves. 1t was so. A little wild
bird lay there dead. Tenderly we re-
placed the covering and hurried into the
house to tell mother what we had seen.
"How that wood bird came there, or
who told its fate to it's fellows, we did not
know; but we tell you just what we saw
and heard. Do we ever see any dead wild
birds lying aboutp Perhaps they are all
buried under the leaves, and sung over
thus by their winged fellows" = Our
Dumb animals.
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Onr Youmg Reop1e.
SHORTENING THE BABY.

Our baby now is four months old,
A bonnie boy, with hair like gold;
And his long clothes are put away
For Mother shor ened him to-day.
He has the loveliest of frocks,
All trimed with lace, and two pink socks
That Father bought, the best by far
And prettiest in the whole bazaar.
And now the rogue can kick about;
His little feet go in and out
AS though they could not rest. and he
Is just as happ as can be.
Besides, he feels quite proud to day
With all his long clothes put away,
And dressed go finel And then, you know
We praise the boy, and love him sol
his grandmamma must see him soon:
We all will 20 this afternoon,
And take the pet, and stay for tea,-
And what riot there will bel
At first, perhaps, she may not snow
The baby, he has dwindled SO;
But let her guess, and do not say
That Mother shortened him to-day
-. r. Eastwood, in st. Nicholas for June.
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back, Just as she had done before her
good resolutions. Margery's things on
the contrary, iwere rarely out Of place
The difference between them was that
Margery had formed the habit Of being
careful till it was as easy to be care
less, and Dorothy had not. At last came
Christmas. The Venables kept to the
old customs and hung up their stock
ings, from the least to the greatest.
When the little sisters woke in the gray
of the early morning, their first glance
was toward the chimney piece, where
their stockings were suspended, Doro-
thy's scarlet and Margery's dark blue.
They looked "full and queer" like Doctor
Dog in the poem; and the children lost
no time in scrambling out of bed.
First, they pinched the stocking legs
cautiously, but rapturously; then they
tore them down and began to empty.
ALI sorts of nice things for both appeared,
horses of candy, dolls and oranges. Be-
low on the floor stood two new sleds;
and what was that dark thing above on
the wall?
Margery ran across on the floor. and
drew up the blinds. Now they could
see. The thing on the wall was the pref
test little book shelf ever seen, OF black
wood; and pinned to it we're two cards.
One bore this inscription: "Margery, from
Aunty Belle. Reward for neatneas."
The other was: average marks for order;
Margery, eighty-fve; Dorothy, forty"
"Oh, DEAR" sobbed Dorothy, when she
had taken in the meaning of it all, and
realized that she might have won the
nice reward and had lost it. II do think
Aunty might have reminded me. 1t isn't
fair
But it WAS fair; for what Aunty Belle
wanted, and what every one who values
order wants, is that little girls should be
tidy as a habit, and not because they are
continually reminded.
Aunty says that next year there vii
be two rewards if two have been earned
And Dorothy means to try very hard
Susan Coolidge, IN Su'aday-School Times
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THE BIRDS FUNERAL.

Visiting friends in Waterville, Me-, who
are remarkable for their love of Gods
speechless creatures, l listened with tire
less interest to their accounts of their
pets. Being made much of seemed to de-
velop wonderfully the natural intelli-
gence of the beasts and birds these kind
friends took under their protection;
but the story which pleased me most of
any they told was the following:
"Mother stood there by her cooking
window, looking out on the garden. In the
corner among the apple tress, she saw a
most unusual gathering of small wild
birds, all intent on some absorbing bust
ness.
ado, children, go out and try to see
what those birds are doing she said.
MY hands are in the dough, SO I cannot.
Be very quiet and careful not to scare
them, but creep as near to them as you
can. l never saw such sight as this be-
FORE
ave obeyed, and were able to draw
near enough to the rare visitants to see
clearly what they were doing. In fact,
they took not the least notice of our APP
proach. The tree seemed full Of them.
Under the tree nearest to where we
stood was little mound OF freshly
plucked leaves. We saw the birds take
of each leaf, and flying down, lay it
upon this mound, then fly upward, sing
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A COLONEL.

The Colonel knows his name. Ii you
speak it, he frisks about; and he does not
know he has high sounding title for
such wee brown dog.
The Colonel has two homes. An
old couple, who have beautiful home
are kind to him, hoping to coax him to
stay with them all the time.
The Colonel likes the good dinners OF
chicken bones and nice cream gravy good
Mrs. Fair provides for him, along with
other nice things. Then he is lazy enough
to like to lie upon the soft wool rug be-
fore the fire, while Mrs. Fair knits nit
ten and Grandpa Fair reads aloud. But
in his warm doggish heart there is real
love for six little boys and girls who live
in a poor little house and have only
scanty food to share with him; and he
often leaves his comfortable quarters
and stays weeks with the poorly clothed
and fed Durham young people. The
Durham wee folks seldom have butter
on their bread, and the bread is often
pretty hard and dry; but they laugh at
their play for all that, and try to be "good
to mamma.
Among some smart things the Colonel
can do is fetching and carrying things.
Robbie Durham has been sick for
some time, just able to lie upon the soft
green grass in the yard, and the Colonel
proved to be faithful friend, staying
close beside him, trying in dumb way,
to be kind and good.
The Colonel made short visits to his
old master and mistress, who one day
scolded him, and called him naughty
dog" The Colonel knew that they were
displeased with him, and hung his head
as if ashamed. Mrs. Fair then gave him
warm biscuit, and away he ran, not
stopping until he found Robbie and
laid it beside him, and then back he
ran to get another which was refused
| him.
Shortly after, Grandpa Fair was tax.
ing a walk and saw Robbie lying
white and weak, on the grass, with the
Colonel near by. After that, several nice
things, good for sick people, found their
way to Robbie from the Fair household
and now Robbie is able to be hands and
feet for Grandpa Fair who is helpless
from an illness.
A short time since, as I passed the
Durham yard, 1 saw six little Durhams
in a straight row, just like stair steps
Drew, the biggest, came first; while two
year-old, curly-headed, sunshiny Flo
with the Colonel, too happy to keep still
brought up the rear.
Lets all speak to the lady" com
manded Capt. Drew. And, when I came
nearer, six small voices in concert, called
Good morning, ma'am" and then the
Colonel barked a sharp "Bow-wow."-
Golden Rule.
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PIGEONS IN RUSSIA.

One is struck by the multitudes Of pig.
cons in and around Moscow. They are
held in great reverence by the common
people, and no Russian will harm them
Indeed they are as sacred here as mon
keys in Benares or doves in Venice, be-
ing considered emblems of the Holy
Ghost and under protection of the
Church. They wheel about in large blue
Aocks through the air. SO dense as to
cast shadows, like swift-moving clouds
between the sun and the earth, slightine
fearlessly where they choose, to share the
beggar's crumbs or the bounty of the at
fluent. It is notable fact that this do
nestle bird was also considered sacred
by the old Scandinavians, who believed
that for certain period after death, the
soul of the deceased, under such form
was accustomed to come to eat and drinf
with as we'll as to watch the behavior Of
the mourners--Due North, By AZ. M
BUILOu.
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MOTHERS,

do you not see the pallid face, once so bright,
growing thinner? Do you not hear the hack
ing cough, and note the wasted, languld in
difference, where once was mirth, brightness
and keen enjoyment for sill the pleasures of
life? Do not be mistaken or deceived. That
child is dying of onsumption-slowly, but
surely. Yet thousands are living to- day who
have been cured by the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, which surpasses
all other medicines for the cure of that dis
ease. Send 10 cents for pamphlet and testi-
monials. Address, Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo. N. Y.